Some years ago when Alister was some what younger. The school held this staged event in the village hall. Being a small village of only say 40 children the age range was large and with only two teachers they were quite a handful. All the way through the performance one or two were being a real handful and the excitement of Christmas etc had definitely arrived.
Part of the hole event was a silhouette of children acting out tv shows and films that the parents then calling out, saying what they were.
Something along the lines of a lion a witch and a wardrobe. A child with a pointed hat and a hazel broom was shadowed behind a screen. The hole room apart from the one light to shine on the stage for the children with the hole room in darkness. After working with small children I was not shocked when the hole room was plunged in to darkness. Small children falling off the back of the stage parents shouting oh la la as the hole building fused out.
To be honest I have never laughed so much.
Some one shouting from the back ware is the fuse box and took the next ten mins to turn the lights back on has to be memorable. With parents and children fumbling around in the dark.
As they say never work with animals and children.
May your Christmas holiday be memorable for ALL the right reasons.
Love, hugs and Blessing to you all from all at Le Chataignier.